IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION PETITION OF JASON DOUGLAS KILGORE AND AMY MARIE KILGORE

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA

CASE NO.: 2021-667

PUBLICATION NOTICE

TO: William Kyle Payne, address unknown

  Please take notice that a petition for adoption was filed in the Probate Court of Lee County, Alabama by Jason Douglas Kilgore and Amy Marie Kilgore on December I, 2021, for the adoption of K.L.V., on March 4, 2014, to Veronica Ann Adams and William Kyle Payne in Carrollton, Georgia.

A hearing has been set in the Lee County Probate Court, Opelika, AL 36801. Should you intend to contest this adoption you must file a written response with the attorney for the petitioner, Hon. Margaret A. Mayfield, P.O. Box 809, Opelika, AL 36803 and with the Clerk of the Probate Court of Lee County, Alabama, as soon as possible but no later than thirty (30) days from the last

day this notice is published.

Dated on this the l lth day of February 2022.

HON. BILL ENGLISH

JUDGE OF PROBATE

LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA

Legal Ru 02/17/2022, 02/24/2022, 03/03/2022 & 03/10/2022

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IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF  ROBERT M. LOFTON, DECEASED

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA    

Case No.:  2022-060

Letters Testamentary on the estate of said decedent having been granted to the undersigned on the 11th day of February, 2022, by the Hon. Bill English, Judge of the Probate Court of Lee County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within time allowed by law or the same will be barred.          
LELA MELSON LOFTON                   Personal Representative

PERSONAL REPRESENTATVE

Robert H. Pettey

Samford & Denson, LLP

Post Office Box 2345

Opelika, AL 36803-2345

334-745-3504

Legal Run 2/24/22, 3/3/22 & 3/10/22

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IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION PETITION OF SEAN PATRICK MCNAIR AND ASHLEY LYNN MCNAIR

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA

CASE NO.: 2022-25

PUBLICATION NOTICE

TO: Any potential fathers,  address unknown

Please take notice that a petition for adoption was filed in the Probate Court of Lee County, Alabama by Sean Patrick McNair and Ashley Lynn McNair on January 24, 2022, for the adoption of M.G.M., born on January 19, 2022, in Columbus, Georgia to Shannon Paige McNair.

A hearing has been set for the 2nd day of May 2022 at 10 o’clock a.m. Central time in the Probate Court, Lee County Courthouse, 215 South 9th Street, Opelika, AL 36801. Should you intend to contest this adoption you must file a written response with the attorney for the petitioner, Hon. Jason C. Riggs, P.O. Box 954, Auburn, AL 36831 and with the Clerk of the Probate Court of Lee County, Alabama, as soon as possible but no later than thirty (30) days from the last day this notice is published or appear on the date of the hearing as set above to contest said Petition.

Dated on this the 24th day of January 2022.

HON. BILL ENGLISH JUDGE OF PROBATE, LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA

LEGAL RUN 2/24/2022, 3/3/2022, 3/10/2022 & 3/17/2022

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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT

ESTATE OF DAREL LOUIS TROBY, DECEASED

COURT OF PROBATE LEE COUNTY
Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 17th day of February, 2022, by the Hon. Bill English, Judge of the Probate Court of Lee County, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against estate are hereby required to present the same within time allowed by law or the same will be barred.
Witness our hands, and dated this the 17th day of February, 2022.
WILLIAM LOUIS TROBY
Legal Run 02/24/22, 03/03/22, 03/10/22

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IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LARRY CARROLL MOTLEY, DECEASED.

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA

Case No: 2022-067

Letters Testamentary on the estate of said decedent having been granted to the undersigned on the 15th day of February, 2022, by the Hon. Bill English, Judge of the Probate Court of Lee County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within time allowed by law or the same will be barred.GLENDA M. GOODEN and ANGELA DENISE JONESCo-Personal Representatives

D. Carter Weeks

Samford & Denson, LLP

P.O. Box 2345

Opelika, AL 36803-2345

Legal Run 02/24/22, 03/03/22 & 03/10/22

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SYNOPSIS OF ZONING NOTICE

The City Council of the City of Opelika will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. in the Courtroom of the Opelika Municipal Court Building, 300 Martin Luther King Boulevard, Opelika, Lee County, Alabama, to consider the adoption of an ordinance to amend the Zoning Ordinance and the Zoning Map of the City of Opelika by rezoning or redistricting the parcel of land hereinafter described so as to change such parcel from one class of district to another class of district, as follows:

From a C-2 District (Office/Retail District) and a R-1 District (Rural District) to a C-2 District (Office/Retail District), the parcel of land hereinafter described:

A tract or parcel of land located in Section 24, Township 19 North, Range 26 East, Lee County, Alabama and being more particularly described as follows: Commence at the southeast corner of said Section 24; thence N89°58’22”W 783.90 feet to the west right-of-way limit of Society Hill Road, the point of beginning; thence leaving said right-of-way limit N89°58’22”W 2078.79 feet to the east line of Lot 1 of Broad Metro, LLC Plat No. 1 as recorded in Plat Book 42, Page 41 and 42, Probate Office, Lee County, Alabama, thence N42°46’46”W 381.76 feet along the east line of said Lot 1; thence N38°54’12”E 736.91 feet along the east line of said Lot 1 to the southwest corner of Lot 2 of Helen Mitchell Subdivision as recorded in Plat Book 18, Page 160, Probate Office, Lee County, Alabama; thence along the south line of said Lot 2 the following bearings and distances:

S88°59’08”E 478.12 feet;

N88°53’53”E 237.89 feet;

N88°59’08”E 291.63 feet;

N88°08’11”E 500.42 feet;

S89°08’39”E 89.83 feet

to the northwest corner of Lot 2 of Elaine Subdivision as recorded in Plat Book 10, Page 221, Probate Office, Lee County, Alabama; thence S19°31’02”W 395.80 feet to the southwest corner of Lot 2 of said Elaine Subdivision; thence N89°04’03”E 589.63 feet along the south line of said Lot 2 to the west right-of-way limit of Society Hill Road; thence S19°28’48”W 538.21 feet along said right-of-way limit to the point of beginning.

The above-described property contains 40.0 acres, more or less, and is located on the west side of Society Hill Road and north of Gateway Drive, Opelika, Alabama.

    Public Notice of this public hearing with insertion of the proposed ordinance was first published on March 3, 2022, in the Opelika Observer.  This notice is given pursuant to Section 11-52-78 Code of Alabama (1975).

 All interested persons are invited to attend the public hearing and be heard. Written comments concerning the above matter may be mailed to the City Clerk at P.O. Box 390, Opelika, AL 36803 at any time prior to the public hearing and may be further submitted to the City Council at the meeting and the public hearing. 

Please contact Brian Weiss, the City’s ADA Coordinator, at 334-705-5134 at least two (2) working days prior to the meeting if you require special accommodations due to any disability.

THIS NOTICE is given under my hand this the 10th day of March, 2022.

/s/ Russell A. Jones, CMC

CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF OPELIKA, ALABAMA

Legal Run 3/10/2022

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 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM RAYMOND BARBER, DECEASED

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF LEE COUNTY ALABAMA

CASE NO.             

Letters Testamentary on the estate of said decedent having been granted to the undersigned on the 25th day of February, 2022, by the Hon. Bill English, Judge of the Probate Court of Lee County, Alabama, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within time allowed by law or the same will be barred.                           BETTY DUN
Personal Representative

Robert H. Pettey

Samford & Denson, LLP

Post Office Box 2345

Opelika, AL 36803-2345

334-745-3504

Legal Run 03/10/22, 03/17/22 & 3/24/22               

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NOTICE OF COURT PROCEEDING

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA

Notice of the filing of Petition for Summary Distribution

In the Estate of JACK HEATH MCCONNELL, deceased

Notice is hereby given that a Petition for Summary Distribution has been filed in the LEE COUNTY Probate Office by Carolyn McConnell on February 25, 2022, pursuant to Section 43-2-690, Code of Alabama and that 30 days after the notice of publication hereof and pursuant to law the Court shall be requested to enter an Order directing Summary Distribution of the estate of said decedent.

BILL ENGLISH, PROBATE JUDGE

Legal Run 03/10/22

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Opelika Utilities is requesting bids for vehicles. 

Please Contact Andrew Alsobrook for bid requirements or questions.

Opelika Utilities

PO Box 1029

Opelika, AL 36803

(334) 705-5500

LEGAL RUN 3/10/22 & 3/17/22

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IN THE PROBATE COURT OF LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MARJORIE HORNE, Deceased

CASE NO. 2022-091

TAKE NOTICE THAT Letters Testamentary having been granted to Roxyeann Chambers, as Executrix of the Estate of Marjorie Horne, deceased on the 25th day of February, 2022, by the Honorable Bill English, Probate Judge.

NOTICE IS HEREBY given that all persons having claims against the said estate are required to present the same within the time allowed by law or the same will be barred.

Roxyeann Chambers

Estate of Marjorie Horne

By: Mark H. Carlton

Attorney for the Estate

9 LaFayette Street North

LaFayette, AL 36862

Legal Run 3/10/22, 3/17/22 & 3/24/22

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 NOTICE TO CREDITORS

ESTATE OF ROGER D. BELL, DECEASED

PROBATE COURT LEE COUNTY

CASE NO. 2022-083

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Take Notice that LETTERS TESTAMENTARY of the Estate of ROGER D. BELL are hereby granted to Jean Bell Martin on the 23rd day of February, 2022, by the Honorable Bill English, Judge of the Probate Court of Lee County, Alabama.

Notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within time allowed by law or the same will be barred.

Jean Bell Martin

Legal Run 3/10/22, 3/17/22 & 3/24/22

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STORAGE TREASURES AUCTION

Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated:

1242 N Dean Rd, Auburn, AL 36830 Thursday, March 17, 2022 at 10:00AM

Unit 249

Unit 222

The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

LEGAL RUN 3/10/22

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STORAGE TREASURES AUCTION

Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated:

1412 Opelika Rd, Auburn, AL 36830 Thursday, March 17, 2022 at 10:00AM

 Unit   U 368

The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property.

Legal Run 03/10/2022

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IN THE PROBATE COURT OF LEE COUNTY ALABAMA

IN RE: THE MATTER OF ROSA MAE PARKER

CASE NO. 2022-062

NOTICE OF HEARING

TO: ANY UNKOWN Heirs of Rosa Mae Parker

Notice is hereby given that a Petition for Letters of Administration for the Estate of Rosa Mae Parker was filed on February 11, 2022. A hearing has been set for the 4th day of April 2022 at 1 I :00 a.m. central time, electronically via “ZOOM”. Please contact the Lee County Probate Court at 334-737-3670 for access to the electronic hearing should you intend to take part in the hearing of the Petition for Letters of Administration for the Estate of Rosa Mae Parker.

BILL ENGLISH,

Judge of Probate, Lee County, Alabama

Legal Run 3/10/22, 3/17/22 & 3/24/22

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IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA

IN THE MATTER OF: REX THUNDA SCOTT, deceased

CASE NO.: 2022-104

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

 Take Notice that LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION of said deceased having been granted to JONATHAN R. SCOTT on the 3rd day of March, 2022 by the Honorable Bill English, Judge of Probate Court of Lee County, Alabama.

Notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within the time allowed by law or the same will be barred.

JONATHAN R. SCOTT

Legal Run 3/10/22, 3/17/22 & 3/24/22

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IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA

IN RE: The estate of Elizabeth McConnell, Deceased.

Case No. 2022-058               

TAKE NOTICE that Letters Administration having been granted to Melissa McConnell as Administratrix of the Estate of Elizabeth McConnell, deceased, on the 7th day of March, 2022.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all persons having claims against the said Estate are hereby required to present the same within the time allowed by law or the same be barred.

Administratrix of the Estate of Elizabeth McConnell, Deceased

Legal Run 03/10/22, 03/17/22 & 03/24/22

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IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR LEE COUNTY, ALABAMA; IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: 

MICHAEL E. LITTLEJOHN, Deceased

Case No.: 2022- 056

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Letters Testamentary of said deceased having been granted to Lawana Littlejohn Cowart, Personal Representative on the 8th day of March, 2022, by Honorable Bill English, Judge of Probate Court of Lee County, notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same within time allowed by law or the same will be barred.

Lawana Littlejohn Cowart

Legal Run 3/10/22, 3/17/22 & 3/24/22

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CITY OF OPELIKA

NOTICE OF PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARINGS

TO:  RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE CITY OF OPELIKA AND ALL OTHER INTERESTED CITIZENS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning Commission of the City of Opelika, Alabama will hold a regular meeting and will be conducting public hearings on Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. in the Meeting Chamber at Opelika  Municipal Court located at 300 MLK Boulevard, Opelika, Alabama. A Planning Commission work session will be held at 2:45 pm before the regular meeting. The purpose of the public hearings is to receive public comment on the following:

A.    Preliminary and Final Plat

1.A public hearing on a request by Blake Rice,  authorized representative for Salem 280, LLLP,  property owner, for preliminary and final plat approval of the Salem 280 LLLP  subdivision consisting of 15 lots accessed Lee Road 154, Lee Road 155, and Highway 280.    

B.    Final Plat

2.A request by Doug Ransom, authorized representative for DRB Group Alabama, LLC property owner, for final plat approval of the Village at Waterford Phase 4 subdivision consisting of 202 lots accessed from Arlee Avenue, Lismore Drive, and Heathcote Drive. 

3.A request by Blake Rice, authorized representative for SMB Land, LLC, property owner, for final plat approval of the Cannon Gate Phase 3 subdivision consisting of 25 lots accessed from Cannon Gate Drive.

C.   Rezoning and Conditional Use

 4.(a) The land use category on the Future land Use map (light commercial) for this rezoning request is the same as the proposed C-2 zoning district. (b) A rezoning public hearing to consider a recommendation to the City Council on a request by Blake Rice, authorized representative for Shey & Terri Knight, property owners, to rezone 7 acres accessed at the 2500 block of Frederick Road from an R-4 zone to a C-2, GC-P zoning district. 

5.A public hearing on a request by Blake Rice, authorized representative for Shey & Terri Knight, property owners, for conditional use approval for an office-warehouse development in the C-2, GC-P zoning district at the 2500 block of Frederick Road.   

D.   Conditional Uses

6.A public hearing on a request by Blake Rice, authorized representative for Intellivest, Inc., property owners, for conditional use approval for outdoor display of products in the C-3, GC-P zoning district accessed at 284 Columbus Parkway.     

7.A public hearing on a request by Blake Rice, authorized representative for Brown Service Funeral Homes Company, property owners, for conditional use approval to add crematory services to an existing funeral home in the C-3, GC-P zoning district at 1801 Frederick Road.

8.A public hearing on a request by Steven L. Mosley, authorized representative for Candy Lanier, property owners, for conditional use approval for The Car Stereo Shop,  sales & installation of audio and video lighting pertaining to the 12-volt Industry in the C-2, GC-P zoning district accessed at 2200 Frederick Road.  

9. A public hearing on a request by David Slocum, authorized representative for J & G Properties, LLC , property owners, for conditional use approval for a climate control mini-warehouse in the C-2, GC-S zoning district accessed on Birmingham Highway. (Existing CU approval expired, Reapplying for CU approval )

E.  Amendment to 2030 Future Land Use Map and Rezoning– Public Hearing

10.(a) The land use category on the Future land Use map (light commercial) for this rezoning request is the same as the proposed C-2 zoning district. (b) A rezoning public hearing to consider a recommendation to the City Council on a request by Alan Dorn, authorized representative for John H. Anglin and Terry L Johnson, property owners to rezone 6 acres at the corner of Old Opelika Road and Frederick Road from a R-4 zone to a C-2, GC-P zoning district. . An amendment to the Future Land Use map is not required. 

11.(a) An agenda item related to a rezoning request concerns an amendment to the Future Land Use Map  for 34.8 acres accessed from First Avenue from a light commercial and low density land use category to a mixed use category. If the Planning Commission votes to send a positive recommendation to the City Council to rezone the 34.8 acres and Council approves the rezoning, then approval of said amendments to the Future Land Use map will be approved. (b) A rezoning public hearing to consider a recommendation to the City Council on a request by Thomas Johnson, authorized representative for Holland Homes, LLC, property owners to rezone 34.8 acres accessed from First Avenue from a C-2 & VR-1 zone to a PUD zoning district. 

F.  Annexation

12. An agenda item to consider a recommendation to the City Council on a request by William B. Lowe and Mary Susan Haines Opelika, property owners, to annex 32.6 acres into the City limits accessed from Lafayette Parkway (Hwy 431), R-1 zoning requested 

G. Text Amendment to Zoning Ordinance

13. A public hearing to consider a recommendation to the City Council on proposed text amendments to the Zoning Ordinance: Section 9.5 General Provision for Signs, 24. Changeable Copy Signs and Section 9.7 Table 9.7(2): Sign Requirements for Other Permitted Types of Temporary Signs.

 All interested persons are invited to attend the meeting/public hearings and be heard.  Written comments concerning the above matters may be mailed to the Planning Director at 700 Fox Trail, Opelika, Alabama 36801 at any time prior to the meeting/public hearings and may be further submitted to the Planning Commission at the meeting/public hearings.

The Planning Commission reserves the right to modify or alter any of the proposed amendments to the Zoning Ordinance and to make its recommendations accordingly to the City Council. 

Please contact the Planning department at 334-705-5156 at least two (2) working days prior to the meeting if you require special accommodations due to a disability.  

PLANNING DIRECTOR

Legal Run 03/10/2022